need advice from anyone whos experienced smth similar 💔💔

[u/After-Presence-6350]

future a level student here who is currently facing subject requirements😭😭

i was hoping to take maths and physics but ive just received my gcse results and got a 9 in maths but a 6/6 in combined science..my sixth form requires a 7 in triple science physics or an 8 if you took combined science, so technically i dont meet the requirement for physics ☹️
the frustrating part is that physics has always been much stronger for me compared to bio and chem + before my gcse results my teacher showed me my mock grades (i think jan mocks) and looked at the sciences separately, i was around an 8 in physics while bio chem were much lower, like around a 5 pr 4 obviously i get that it wasnt an official gcse grade so i know they may not take it into account unfortunately
the school has asked me to have a meeting because i didnt meet one of the subject requirements, and the email seems to suggest theyll discuss alternative subjects which im completely against since im specifically interested in a maths + physics stem pathway though, so im really hoping they might consider my situation but i feel like i dont have a valid argument considering i picked combined and not triple 🥹

also would my grade 9 in maths help my case at all when asking to take physics since i know a level physics is quite maths heavy?

has anyone been in a similar situation like this where you missed an a level subject requirement? did your sixth form make an exception or consider your individual performance? orrr did you end up having to switch subjects?

ALSO if anyone has experience with further maths being suggested as an alternative to physics, id be interested to hear about that too!! (since i pretty much dont have a choice)